APAD 358: Yellow bell?
Here’s a photo of a flower from our old garden.
Is this a yellow bell flower? I don’t know either.
APAD 357: Daymoon
Every now and then, when I walk my dogs every morning, the moon is pretty much visible.
The moon is visible during the day for most of the month.
Why can we see the moon during daytime? According to this site:
The reason we can see the moon at all is because it reflects sunlight from its surface. The reason you can see it during the day is because it just happens to be in the part of its orbit where it is both in the sky and reflecting enough light for you to see. You might have noticed the closer to the horizon, the more moon you see during the day.
From now on, I’ll start paying attention to the sky and get ready with my camera. Who knows what else I might see up in the sky? 🙂 For more SkyWatch photos worldwide, click this logo below.
APAD 354: Spirit houses
Golden spirit houses are a common fixture everywhere in Cambodia.
There are no fastfood restaurants with golden arches here yet but we do have lots of establishments that have golden spirit houses at their entrances.
Spirit houses are common fixtures here even in shopping malls. Everyday before stores or shops open to the public, the owners or staff light incense sticks and offer prayers as well as fruits to their dead ancestors to give them good sales, good luck and happiness.
APAD 353: Sky-high delta
It is supposed to be the monsoon season here in Cambodia but the sun is still up and shining and the weather so hot and dry. So we  thought that we might as well take advantage of the good weather, right? That’s right, and we went kite-flying again. Here’s our delta flying high in the glorious cloud-filled sky.
Giving kite-flying another go before the monsoon rain comes.
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APAD 350: Wat Phnom
I took this photo of Wat Phnom while inside a moving vehicle. We were on our way home from the Post Office driving along the street between Electricite du Cambodge and Cambodia Developmment Council.
The stupa, along with a small wat hidden amidst the vegetation, sit on top of the hill. The stupa’s spire looks like it is reaching out to the gods in heaven.
Wat Phnom, or the hill temple, is one of the most beautiful and popular landmarks in Phnom Penh.
According to the local folklore, in 1372 a woman named Penh, retrieved a koki tree from the river. Within the tree were four statues of the Buddha. To commemorate her find, she built the hill and the wat which still exists today, having been renovated many times over the years. Phnom is Khmer for ‘hill’, hence the city is named Phnom Penh, after the hill which she built. The temple has further significance also as inside the stupa are the ashes of King Ponhea who moved the capital from Angkor to present day Phnom Penh. – Source
The stupa rising amidst the canopy of trees caught my eye and immediately snapped this photo. To add more element of interest to the picture, I edited it a monochromatic look and this is what I came up with.
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